Project CARS 2 General Discussion Thread - Out Now on PS4/XB1/PC

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Looks may not be its strong point but it does sound absolutely amazing!


Sorry it's the roadster, same engine though. It's so difficult to find videos of the coupe on YouTube. It's flooded with old Gran Turismo and PGR videos.
 
HardRock
It's HIGHLY unlikely that games or sims will fully utilize 16 cores (or 32 threads) any time soon (I would bet 5+ years), since their main hardware target will always be the lowest common denominator, or in other words current-gen consoles. If you buy a CPU with 6 or 8 cores that will still be overkill today, but in 3-4 years that may change at least, unlike with 16 cores. I have a Ryzen 1700 and there's no game today that utilizes it fully. You are better off spending the money you would put towards those new high-end CPU beasts on a high-end GPU instead, if you are concerned mainly with gaming performance.
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crowhop
For comparison's sake, I have an i7 4790k OC'd to 4.5 GHz and my CPU usage never gets above even 30% in Project CARS 1. I know pC2 will be more CPU intensive, but not exponentially so. So, I think you're spot on in recommending a GPU over a CPU at this point.
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But I'm still running an i7-860 from 2010, and at times it's been struggling, even when not in gaming...then should I upgrade my CPU as well? What CPU should I choose? Problem is...I'd also want more cores for transcoding my Blu-ray videos (using handbrake)!
 
ryandtw
But I'm still running an i7-860 from 2010, and at times it's been struggling, even when not in gaming...then should I upgrade my CPU as well? What CPU should I choose? Problem is...I'd also want more cores for transcoding my Blu-ray videos (using handbrake)!
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I would definitely pick Ryzen then. The r5-1600(x) looks like a fantastic bang for buck (and smokes the i5 in Handbrake: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3186...ins-for-best-mainstream-power-cpu.html?page=2). That should be a substantial upgrade from your 860. I don't think it will be that long before developers start coding for more cores either. Within 2 years I would guess (pure crystal ball theory though). AMD have delivered 300+ developer kits so far and are apparently aiming for 1000+ by the end of this year, so that game developers can optimize for their CPUs.

Of course, you should perhaps wait a bit and see how the Coffee Lake 6 core fares. Last I checked it should come in August. Since Intel chips have more IPC (Instructions Per Clock) and also higher clock frequency it should perform better. It will come down to pricing I guess.
Take this leak with a huge grain of salt: http://wccftech.com/intel-coffee-lake-6-core-i7-cpu-performance-benchmark-leak/

EDIT: 1000 posts! :dopey: :gtpflag:
 
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ryandtw
But I'm still running an i7-860 from 2010, and at times it's been struggling, even when not in gaming...then should I upgrade my CPU as well? What CPU should I choose? Problem is...I'd also want more cores for transcoding my Blu-ray videos (using handbrake)!
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In that case, I would suggest something similar as Whitestar did, either a Ryzen 1600, possibly 1700 for the longer term (either would be double or more CPU horsepower in gaming compared to your current i7) or waiting for Intel's new offerings, since if you would go for their current Kabylake CPUs you would likely need to switch motherboard as well for your next upgrade after that, so it's best to see what they come up with first.
 
jake2013guy
Wish they'd show us the Opel and some other TCR cars. (Yes, I'm still optimistic.)
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I think there will be other TCRs because SMS is trying to have good variety in all their classes. I'm willing to bet, at least, 2 TCRs in the base game with the extra one complimenting it.
 
Sooooo many options. God damn that looks great. We finally got to see the AI ageession slider. That's gonna come in good handy. I think the thing that stood out in the article was manual pit stops. The fact that we can overshoot our pit stall is epic.:D
 
warp9engage
I think there will be other TCRs because SMS is trying to have good variety in all their classes. I'm willing to bet, at least, 2 TCRs in the base game with the extra one complimenting it.
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I've received no information on any other TCR and expect it to come in DLC. But we may be surprised.
 
I can't be the only one who thinks they're using the Mosport track layout to troll us again. Just like PC1 when they used it for the track view button.
 
Whitestar
I would definitely pick Ryzen then. The r5-1600(x) looks like a fantastic bang for buck (and smokes the i5 in Handbrake: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3186...ins-for-best-mainstream-power-cpu.html?page=2). That should be a substantial upgrade from your 860. I don't think it will be that long before developers start coding for more cores either. Within 2 years I would guess (pure crystal ball theory though). AMD have delivered 300+ developer kits so far and are apparently aiming for 1000+ by the end of this year, so that game developers can optimize for their CPUs.

Of course, you should perhaps wait a bit and see how the Coffee Lake 6 core fares. Last I checked it should come in August. Since Intel chips have more IPC (Instructions Per Clock) and also higher clock frequency it should perform better. It will come down to pricing I guess.
Take this leak with a huge grain of salt: http://wccftech.com/intel-coffee-lake-6-core-i7-cpu-performance-benchmark-leak/

EDIT: 1000 posts! :dopey: :gtpflag:
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Problem with that is the requirement for, basically, a new pc build. Ideally he could find an upgrade that fits LGA1156.

EDIT: Nevermind, that's not possible. So a new PC it is!
 
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I'm ready to see the full car list. I see every other type of vehicle except stock cars. I haven't seen any pics of them or any in a trailer. Also the devs and WMD members haven't mentioned them. It's gonna be kinda disappointing if stock cars aren't in the game because now we have ovals but no stock cars to race on them.
 
Elitekilla29
I'm ready to see the full car list. I see every other type of vehicle except stock cars. I haven't seen any pics of them or any in a trailer. Also the devs and WMD members haven't mentioned them. It's gonna be kinda disappointing if stock cars aren't in the game because now we have ovals but no stock cars to race on them.
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Pretty sure it was confirmed the Fusion is returning. Can't remember when.
 
Elitekilla29
I'm ready to see the full car list. I see every other type of vehicle except stock cars. I haven't seen any pics of them or any in a trailer. Also the devs and WMD members haven't mentioned them. It's gonna be kinda disappointing if stock cars aren't in the game because now we have ovals but no stock cars to race on them.
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If it helps, there are very very old pictures of the Caper Stock Car too.
 
Having a look at the screenshots properly, the menus look so much better from both a clean point of view whilst also increasing functionality. The menus just look more approachable than PC1.

Although a small request would be to have a maximum time as well for a lapped race. Pretty sure rFactor did this.
 
I can't remember what topic that new Group A Bathurst video is in, but it's nice. Only annoying thing is the loud thumping of the windshield wipers.
 

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